Insurance Defense Legal Team

To help ensure that Coleman, Lochmiller & Bond provides the highest quality legal services, the firm has assembled a team of attorneys with extensive knowledge and experience. Each attorney has a stellar academic and professional record and strives for excellence in every pursuit.

Reford H. Coleman Beth Ann Lochmiller R. Keith Bond

Eric A. Hamilton Brandon T. Lally Andrew T. Garverich

Sound counsel. Time-tested strategies.

Connect with Coleman, Lochmiller & Bond to see how knowledge and persistence yield results. From offices in Elizabethtown, the firm represents clients in Louisville, Lexington, Bowling Green, Paducah and Owensboro and throughout Kentucky, including eastern and western jurisdictions.

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Reford H. Coleman

Partner

Practice areas

Insurance defense Personal injury defense Professional liability defense Litigation Negligence Products liability Medical malpractice Legal malpractice Probate law litigation

Admissions

• 1963, Kentucky
• 1974, U.S. Supreme Court
• 1981, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
• 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
• 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky

Education

• University of Kentucky, 1963, J.D.
• University of Kentucky, 1960, B.S.

Associations and memberships

• Hardin County Bar Association (President, 1974 – 1975)
• Kentucky Bar Association (Member: Ethics Committee, 1973 – 1974; House of Delegates, 1985 – 1991)
• Kentucky Defense Counsel (Secretary-Treasurer and Member, Board of Directors, 1980 – 1983)
• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow (State Committee 2003 – 2007, 2011 – 2016)
• Kentucky Bar Foundation, Fellow (Member, Board of Directors, 1988 – 1993)
• Defense Research Institute

Reported cases

• William C. Eriksen, P.S.C. v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 336 S.W.3d 909 (Ky. App. 2010)
• v Secret Catalogue, Inc. v. Moseley, 558 F. Supp. 2d 734 (W.D. Ky. 2008)
• Harralson v. Monger, 206 S.W.3d 336 (Ky. 2006)
• Young v. Vista Homes, Inc., 243 S.W.3d 352 (Ky. App. 2007)
• Schwindel v. Meade County, 113 S.W. 2d 159 (Ky. 2003)
• James v. Wilson, 95 S.W.3d 875 (Ky. 2002)
• Hardin v. Action Graphics, Inc., 57 S.W.3d 844 (Ky. App. 2001)
• v Secret Catalogue, Inc. v. Moseley, 259 F.3d 464 (6th Cir. 2001)
• Kentucky Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Thompson, 1 S.W.3d 475 (Ky. 1999)
• USAA Cas. Ins. Co. v. Kramer, 987 S.W. 2d 779 (Ky. 1999)
• Sutton v. Shelter Mut. Ins. Co., 971 S.W. 2d 807 (Ky. App. 1997)
• Hamilton Mut. Ins. Co. v. United States Fid. & Guar. Co., 926 S.W.2d 466 (Ky. App. 1996)
• Clark v. Burden, 917 S.W. 2d 574 (Ky. 1996)
• Sheehan v. United Serv. Auto. Ass'n., 913 S.W.2d 4 (Ky. 1996)
• Preferred Risk Mut. Ins. Co. v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 872 S.W.2d 469 (Ky. 1994)
• Lampton v. Boley, 870 S.W.2d 428 (Ky. App. 1993)
• United Serv. Auto. Ass'n. v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 784 S.W.2d 786 (Ky. App. 1990)
• Davis v. Home Indem. Co., 659 S.W.2d 185 (Ky. 1983)
• Sowders v. Atkins, 646 S.W.2d 344 (Ky. 1983)
• Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. Government Employees Ins. Co., 635 S.W.2d 475 (Ky. 1982)
• Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. Bennett, 635 S.W.2d 482 (Ky. App. 1981)
• Perkins v. Read, 616 S.W.2d 495 (Ky. 1981)
• Progressive Ins. Co. v. Kidd, 602 S.W.2d 416 (Ky. 1980)
• Carlson v. McElroy, 584 S.W.2d 754 (Ky. App. 1979)
• Kentucky Farm Bureau Ins. Co. v. Cann, 590 S.W.2d 881 (Ky. App. 1979)
• Old Reliable Ins. Co. v. Brown, 558 S.W.2d 893 (Ky. 1977)
• Woosley v. Smith, 471 S.W.2d 737 (Ky. 1971)
• Stone v. Thompson, 460 S.W.2d 809 (Ky. 1970)
• Yankey v. McHatton, 444 S.W.2d 745 (Ky. 1969)
• Ferguson v. Stevenson, 427 S.W.2d 822 (Ky. 1968)
• Kentucky Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Harp, 423 S.W.2d 233 (Ky. 1967)
• Kentucky State Bar Ass'n v. Scott, 409 S.W.2d 293 (Ky. 1966)
• In re Carroll, 406 S.W.2d 845 (Ky. 1966)
• In re Gordon, 402 S.W.2d 854 (1965)
• In re Porter, 393 S.W.2d 881 (Ky. 1965)
• In re Ray, 390 S.W.2d 899 (Ky. 1965)

Biography

• Phi Alpha Delta
• General Counsel, Kentucky State Bar Association, 1964 – 1965
• Member, Kentucky Continuing Legal Education Commission, 1978 – 1980
• Special Justice, Supreme Court of Kentucky, 1998

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Beth Ann Lochmiller

Partner

Practice areas

• Insurance defense
• Personal injury defense
• Litigation
• Negligence
• Construction litigation

Admissions

• 1995, Pennsylvania
• 1995, Kentucky
• 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 1999, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky

Education

• University of Pittsburgh, 1994, J.D.
• Bucknell University, 1990, B.A.

Associations and memberships

• Hardin County Bar Association (Secretary, 1996)
• Kentucky Bar Association (Mass Tort Litigation Committee 2009 – 2010)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Kentucky Defense Counsel (Board of Directors 2009 – 2012; Publications Committee 2014–2015; Secretary–Treasurer – 2013–2014; Vice President – 2014–2015; President-Elect – 2015–2016; President 2016-2017; Director at Large 2017 - 2021)
• Defense Research Institute (DRI State Representative for Kentucky; Kevin Driskill Outstanding State Representative Award 2019)

Reported cases

• Buchanan v. United States, 102 F. Supp. 3d 935 (W.D. Ky. 2015)
• Holzknecht v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 320 S.W.3d 115 (Ky. App. 2010)
• Stivers v. Ellington, Ky. App., 140 S.W.3d 599 (2004)

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R. Keith Bond

Partner

Practice areas

• Insurance defense
• Personal injury defense
• Litigation
• Negligence
• Probate law
• Governmental litigation

Admissions

• 1979, Kentucky
• 1979, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
• 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Education

• University of Louisville, 1978, J.D.
• University of Louisville, 1975, B.A.

Associations and memberships

• Hardin County Bar Association (Board of Directors, 1985 – 1987)
• Kentucky Bar Association
• Kentucky Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute

Reported cases

• Jacobi v. Holbert, 553 S.W.3d 246 (Ky. 2018)
• Rudolph v. Ballard, 251 F. Supp. 3d 1184, 1185 (W.D. Ky. 2017)
• Kentucky Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. v. Coyle, 285 S.W.3d 299 (Ky. App. 2008)
• Young v. Vista Homes, Inc., 243 S.W.3d 352 (Ky. App. 2007)
• Masterson v. Meade County Fiscal Court, 489 F. Supp. 2d 740 (W.D. Ky. 2007)
• Leeds v. City of Muldraugh, Meade County, Ky, 174 F. App'x 251 (6th Cir. 2006)
• Pence v. Com., 825 S.W.2d 282 (Ky. App. 1991)
• Nolin PCA v. Citizens National Bank of Bowling Green, 709 S.W.2d 466 (Ky. App. 1986)
• In re Hazle Farm & Power Equipment, 53 B.R. 30 (Bankr. W.D. Ky. 1985)
• Brooks v. United Kentucky Bank, 659 S.W.2d 213 (Ky. App. 1983)
• Barstow v. Kroger, 730 F.2d 1058 (6th Cir. 1984)

Biography

• Phi Alpha Delta
• Assistant Hardin County Attorney, 1998 – 2001

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Eric A. Hamilton

Partner

Practice areas

• Insurance defense
• Personal injury defense
• Litigation
• Negligence
• Governmental litigation
• Construction litigation

Admissions

• 2000, Kentucky
• 2001, U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
• 2005, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
• 2006, U.S. Supreme Court

Education

• Salmon P. Chase College of Law, 2000, J.D.
• University of Kentucky, 1997, B.A.

Associations and memberships

• Hardin County Bar Association (Board of Directors, 2004, 2005)
• Kentucky Bar Association
• Kentucky Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute

Publications

• "Too Many Hands in the Pot: The Morass of Multiple Claims with Limited Insurance”, Kentucky Defense Counsel, Inc., Common Defense Magazine, Spring/Summer 2015.
• Amicus Curiae Brief for Kentucky Defense Counsel, Inc. - Philadelphia Indemnity Ins. Co. v. Richard Tryon, 2014-SC-000354-D and Encompass Indemnity Company v. Richard Tryon, 2014-SC-000357-D
• Commonwealth v. Allen: An Eye-opener for Kentucky’s Teachers, 27 N.Ky.L.Rev. 447 (2000)

Reported cases

• Cheatwood v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, 654 S.W.3d 720 (Ky. App. 2022)
• Jackson v. Estate of Day & USAA Gen. Indem. Co., 595 S.W.3d 117 (Ky. 2020)
• Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company, Inc. v. Tryon, 502 S.W.3d 585 (Ky. 2016)
• William C. Eriksen, P.S.C. v. Kentucky Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 336 S.W.3d 909 (Ky. App. 2010)
• Pike v. Government Employees Ins. Co., 174 F. App'x 311 (6^th Cir. 2006)
• Stivers v. Ellington, 140 S.W.3d 599 (Ky. App. 2004)
• Grayson County Bd. of Educ. v. Casey, 157 S.W.3d 201 (Ky. 2005)
• Earle v. Cobb, 156 S.W.3d 257 (Ky. 2004)

Biography

• Northern Kentucky Law Review
• Tax Moot Court

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Brandon T. Lally

Partner

Practice areas

• Insurance defense
• Personal injury defense
• Litigation
• Negligence
• Insurance subrogation

Bar admissions

• 2011, Kentucky

Education

• University of Kentucky, J.D., 2011
• Centre College, B.A., 2007

Memberships

• Hardin County Bar Association
• Kentucky Bar Association
• Kentucky Defense Counsel

Reported cases

• Jacobi v. Holbert, 553 S.W.3d 246 (Ky. 2018)

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Andrew T. Garverich

Partner

Practice areas

• Insurance defense
• Personal injury defense
• Litigation
• Negligence
• Insurance subrogation

Bar admissions

• 2013, Kentucky

Education

• Salmon P. Chase College of Law, J.D., 2013
• University of Louisville, B.S., 2010

Memberships

• Hardin County Bar Association
• Kentucky Bar Association
• Kentucky Defense Counsel (Board of Directors)

Reported cases

• Jackson v. Estate of Day & USAA Gen. Indem. Co., 595 S.W.3d 117 (Ky. 2020)

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